General Info

Exotic? Monkey-eating eagles, pupa of honeybees, birds’ nests, freshwater beetles, sea urchins, lizards, iguanas, pythons, octopus, field rats… tastes like chicken!

The tabon bird of Palawan lays only two eggs, and one of them is sure to get egg-napped.

Freswater maliputo and tawilis — fish caught only in the Pansipit River and Taal Lake of Batangas.

Eel cooked in yellow ginger.

Itlog

The Tagalog word for “egg” is itlog.

In the Philippines, eggs are often plainly eaten boiled or fried. They can be mixed in with ingredients to make sarciado or torta. And of course, they are used in many Filipino pastries and baked goods!

Cornsilog

Photo of Cornsilog by Jeric Travis at Bryan Condominium Suites, Manila.

Chicken Tosilog

Chicken Tosilog Pinoy Breakfast by Jeric Travis. Tosilog is Tocino + Sinangag

Batchoy Sinigang

Photo of batchoy sinigang by Angie Pastor.

Backyard Kitchen, Philippines.

Bicolano Dishes

Laing, Tinutungan na Manok, Sinigang, Bicol Express Filipino Food

Turtle Eggs

The proper way to eat turtle eggs is boiled.

Quail Eggs

Chopsuey with Quail Eggs by Mary Rizale. Filipino language lesson! Quail eggs

Lumpiang Sariwa

Prepared and Photographed by Mayette Garcia: Lumpiang Sariwa Topped with Sauce and Crushed Peanuts.

Sinantulan

Sinantulan by Beth Ancaja.

Sinantulan / Sinantolan refers to having santol (cottonfruit) as the defining ingredient of a dish.

Luyang Dilaw

Photo by Angie Pastor of Luyang Dilaw (Turmeric).

Luyang Dilaw literally translated from Tagalog is “Yellow Ginger,” though by Western standards of color, turmeric is oftentimes much closer to orange.

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